Legal Regulation of Consumer Protection

Študenti so okviru Študentskega inovativnega projekta za družbeno korist (ŠIPK) 2016-2020 PUPKRO intenzivno preučevali preplet dveh ciljev, ki ju zasledujemo v EU (in s tem seveda tudi v Sloveniji): visoko raven varstva okolja in visoko raven varstva potrošnikov. Ta dva cilja sta si pogosto v nasprotju, prav ljudje v vlogi potrošnikov pa smo tisti, ki lahko s spremembo svojih navad bistveno prispevamo k hitrejšemu prehodu iz linearnega v krožno gospodarstvo. Skupaj s sodelovanjem partnerja iz negospodarstva, Zavoda PIP, in osmih študentov iz štirih fakultet Univerze v Mariboru so se v projektu in pričujoči monografiji osredotočili na pravne, vedenjske, ekonomske in strojniške dileme krožnega gospodarstva. Namen publikacije je ozaveščati širšo javnost o potrošniških pravicah znotraj procesa krožnega gospodarstva in pripraviti smernice za učinkovitejše uveljavljanje teh pravic v praksi. Cilj je poleg ozaveščanja potrošnikov o njihovih pravicah tudi njihovo opolnomočenje za zeleni prehod in s tem skrb za varstvo okolja.As part of the Student Innovative Project for Social Benefit (ŠIPK) 2016-2020 PUPKRO, the students intensively studied the intertwining of two goals pursued in the EU (and thus of course also in Slovenia): a high level of environmental protection and a high level of consumer protection. These two goals are often in conflict, and it is us as consumers who, by changing our habits, can significantly contribute to a faster transition from a linear to a circular economy. Together with the cooperation of a non-economic partner, the PIP Institute, and eight students from four faculties of the University of Maribor, the project and the present monograph focused on the legal, behavioral, economic and engineering dilemmas of the circular economy. The purpose of the publication is to raise the awareness of the general public of consumer rights within the circular economy process and to prepare guidelines for more effective enforcement of these rights in practice. In addition to making consumers aware of their rights, the goal is also to empower them for a green transition and thereby take care of environmental protection